Examples of the
early entirely nomadic production of textiles are rare. They were
usually worn out, the remainders of them sewn together for other
purposes and then worn out again. With the nomadic people becoming
partly sedentary the style of their textiles changed to higher
refinement. Silk was formerly only produced for the rich people of the
urban population and remained a precious material. So even little bits
of it were kept for decorative purposes. Most of the textiles are
embroidered.

We want to show you examples for a more nomadic
style of embroidery, the embroidery of the sedentary people and the
rare techniques of ikat and the production of
velvets.